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I am considerign adopting these two young sulcatas from someone that has only had them for about 4 months. He said they had some "shell disfiguration" when he received them, but that it hasn't seemed to affect them. He stated they are eating and seem to be healthy, but he realized he just...

Hello All! My name is Jason, and my fiance and I are planning on purchasing a russian tortoise within the next couple of months. Right now we are in the research/prepare phase. So far we've purchased the enclosure, and enclosure stand. Next we plan to get the accessories (lamps, substrate...

I am living in Japan and looking in to get a tortoise that stays small like Russian tortoise but I want to know if there are any that don't need to hibernate. I will keep him/her indoors. Also, I need one that is beginner friendly. Can anyone help me pick out a type that fits?

We are on day 8 of trying to rescue the little sulcata. Twice daily carrot baths for the last 6 days. Temps 80-85 degrees since day 3, plus over 70% humidity, fresh food available twice per day.Training to keep 80% humidity, but today we went to 90% nd now its 70%. Coco coir substrate. Opened...

Hi everyone! My name is Sharon and I have become the owner of 2 Hermann's tortoises for a month now. Lucky and Mbappe are 6 months old captive born-and-bred tortoises from Hungry but now live with us in England. This is the first time I own tortoises and I just want to do my very best at...

hello! so my Russian Tortoises has been burrowing in his cypress mulch substrate. I know Russian torts tend to burrow but I just want to make sure it is safe for him to burrow all the way under head and everything! I’m worried it will get in his eyes or he won’t be able to breath properly and...

Hello Sulcata forum! My name is Eric and I live in Wake Forest, NC with my Wife and two kids. We recently adopted a baby Sulcata from a breeder at repticon. After much research through reading and watching videos, I believe my setup is a perfect setup for the first years of our little...

hello everybody, my name is Alejandro and I am from Costa Rica, and I’m very new to owning a Sulcata... since the moment I knew about them I fell in love with the species but it was impossible to find/get them in my country until now and I am nuts about it... I’ve had sooo many questions and...

Hello! I’ve been searching info for weeks and often end up on this site so I thought I should finally join :) Our tortoise is just a baby and super adorable but the information available is inconsistent and pet stores are horrible; they nearly blinded our poor little guy with coil bulbs that...

Hello :-) My name is Chloe. I am 19 and I have been researching into getting a tortoise for a pet for two or so years now. I just haven’t made the leap yet! I came very close to getting a young Russian tortoise a few days ago but chickened out. I want to provide my tortoise with the best love...

For the last 2 years I have wanted and researched getting a tortoise, and finally the week has arrived! We will collect Kevin this week and I'll introduce him properly then... for now here's some questions, info and pictures! Kevin is a 2.5 year old Hermann's Tortoise, bred in the UK by a local...

Hello all! Recently I found a Russian Tortoise that was abandoned alongside a boat launch in my home town in Central New York. I instantly fell in love with the little guy and scrambled to house him (Monty) properly. And thanks to the plethora of excellent advice I found on this formula, the...

Hey all! I’m new here and I’m a new turtle owner! I have my Boxie in a 40 gallon tank that has several different temperatures throughout (I bought an infrared thermometer) all between 70 and 100° (hundred ° in the basking spot 70 in the cool spot 83 in the spot she likes to hang out in…) She...

I was thinking of getting a red foot, and I already did my reader on looking about humidity, protein, and which fruits, and temps and as well as using low dishes, I just wanna know since I’ve never had a Let was how many times a week do I feed a tort and how many per day

Hi everyone! I’ve posted a few times on this site already, but it looks like I’ll be sticking around, so I wanted to properly introduce myself and my little Russian Tortoise! My name is Margo and I'm a (very) new tort mom... and I'm freaking out about it a little. So, everyone from my roommate...

Greetings Everyone, Last Weds, my husband & I adopted a fantastically large older brother for our 5 & nearly 3-year-old sons. We are fortunate enough to live in North Scottsdale Arizona (warm desert climate) on an acre and Turbo has the full access to all of our fenced back yard. He is shown...

Hi, I am a 16 year old boy who lives in Madera California (which is in the central valley) and I have 3 tortoises. I have 2 baby sulcatas that are each about 7 months and a Russian tortoise that I adopted about 2 and 1/2 years ago. Me and my dad are going to start working on a large tortoise...

It’s my first time going to an expo & I’m getting my first tortoise. I have three questions about buying a hatchling at an expo: (A) What is a good guarantee on a hatchling? A lot of places seem to have a 7-day guarantee & I’m wondering if that’s good or on the low side for a guarantee on a...

Hi Everyone, My names Rachael, from London and I just wanted to say a quick hello! We do already have two tortoises (Horsefield and Leopard) but I come home from work on Friday to a tiny little (for now, ha!) Sulcata! I am loving the information on here, I know torts differ so wanted to...

Hi everyone! My name is Ana. I am a happy owner of a 3 month old African Sulcata tortoise that I have named Yoshi. I received him/her today. It is being raised inside until it is big enough to live outside. 1. I was wondering does my tortoise need heat/UVB at night? I live in a tropical...